Windows 11 outperforms Ubuntu Linux on Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Intel Arrow Lake H in benchmark tests
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tuananh
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Summary
A performance benchmark comparison between Windows 11 and Ubuntu Linux on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 laptop with Intel Arrow Lake H processor reveals an unexpected result: Windows 11 outperforms Linux in numerous workloads, particularly in creator-type tasks. This is an unusual finding as Linux typically holds a significant performance advantage over Windows in demanding workloads. The author spent two months investigating this surprising outcome.
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As an unexpected twist and time consuming puzzle the past two months, when recently testing out the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 it's faster for numerous workloads now on Microsoft Windows 11 than Ubuntu Linux
the outcome is almost always the same: Linux having a hefty performance advantage over Windows especially in the more demanding creator-type workloads
Typically when receiving any review hardware preloaded with Microsoft Windows I tend to run some Windows vs.
